Specifications

Alto 818 Installation and Operation
6-2 P/N 66109074001 Rev. D
6.1 KEYBOARD ENTRIES
Entries may be made to the Alto 818 database and operation commands issued from a host
computer or from a terminal keyboard. This subsection describes keyboard techniques which
are valid for command entry from either.
A host computer operation is provided through an SE 5850, SE 6000 or NexSentry Manager
security management system (SMS). An entire database may be downloaded to the Alto 818
via a modem, or a single command can be issued. See the appropriate SMS manual for further
details.
6.1.1 DAYS AND DATES
Below are system abbreviations and valid keyboard entries for the indicated days and months.
Day Display Minimum Keyboard Entry
Sunday SUN SU
Monday MON M
Tuesday TUE TU
Wednesday WED W
Thursday THU TH
Friday FRI F
Saturday SAT SA
Holiday HOL H
Month Display Minimum Keyboard Entry
January JAN JA
February FEB F
March MAR MAR
April APR AP
May MAY MAY
June JUN JUN
July JUL JUL
August AUG AU
September SEP S
October OCT O
November NOV N
December DEC D
When entering dates or years, leading zeroes are not significant. Entering 1-F-1 will result in the
date 01-FEB-01.